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"Never before has such a large and diverse group of experts been so unanimously in favor of a particular national policy as they were in the case of the U.S. invasion of Iraq," note Christopher Cerf and Victor Navasky, who, as co-founders of the Institute of Expertology, the nation's leading purveyor of expertise on expertise, were uniquely qualified to assemble this impressive collection. "In the face of such a consensus, we had no choice but to ask ourselves, 'Could the iron law of expertology — the experts are never right — be wrong?'"
At once an entertainment, a cautionary tale, a critique of mass media, a reference tool, and a postwar manifesto, Mission Accomplished! presents, as no book has before, the collective wisdom of all those who are presumed to know what they talking about on the subject of America's adventure in Iraq. As this hilarious, yet depressing, volume demonstrates, they don't.
From MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."
-- President George W. Bush, May 2, 2003
"[Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces."
-- L. Paul Bremer III, Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, November 17, 2003
"Military action will not last more than a week."
-- Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor, January 23, 2003
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
-- President George W. Bush, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, December 10, 2001
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Table of Contents
PROLOGUE
PART I: SADDAM HUSSEIN: "A FORCE FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST"PART II: PREMONITIONS OF LIBERATION
VOLUME I: THE GATHERING STORM
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: DOES SADDAM REALLY HAVE THEM? (ONLY A FOOL — OR POSSIBLY A FRENCHMAN — COULD CONCLUDE OTHERWISE)Does Saddam Have Nukes? "We Don't Want the Smoking Gun to be a Mushroom Cloud!"
Aluminum Tubes
"16 Little Words"
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Biological Vans: Cooking Everything but the Books?
Anthrax: "Let's All Take a Deep Breath"
The Loyal Opposition Speaks
THE MISSING LINK
Mohammed Atta's Trip to Prague: An "Undisputed Fact"
AN IMMINENT THREAT?
Postscript: On the Imminency of Nonimminency
UNIMPEACHABLE SOURCES: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JUDITH MILLER
THE SEARCH FOR A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
Inspecting the Inspectors (or The Search for Rosie O'Donnell's Stretch Marks)
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys
War or Peace? "The Decider Has Yet to Decide"
VOLUME II: THEIR FINEST HOUR: AMERICA READIES ITSELF TO FREE THE IRAQI PEOPLE
CAKEWALK!HOW MANY TROOPS WILL BE NEEDED?
Postscript: What About Casualties?
A BURNING QUESTION: WHAT'S OIL GOT TO DO WITH IT?
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? A WAR THAT WILL PAY FOR ITSELF!
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? (OR WHEN DO WE GET TO DINE IN THE GASLIGHT DISTRICT?)
And Wait...There's Even More Good News!
Postscript: "The Rush to Peace"
VOLUME III: THE GRAND ALLIANCE
Part I: The Coalition of the Willing Invades IraqTHE COALITION OF THE WILLING
"GOD IS GRILLING THEIR STOMACHS IN HELL!"
"THE GREATEST HEROINE OF ALL TIME": SAVING PRIVATE LYNCH
Part II: Mission Accomplished
POSTSCRIPT: AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THINGS COULD HAVE GONE EVEN BETTER!
VOLUME IV: THE HINGE OF FATE
LOOTING: "A NATURAL PROCESS" AND "A RELIEF TO COLLEGE STUDENTS EVERYWHERE"Postscript: Keeping Our Priorities Straight
RESISTANCE? WHAT RESISTANCE?
WHY BAGHDAD IS JUST LIKE MANHATTAN (OR IS IT CALIFORNIA?)
THE NEXT (OR NEXT TO LAST) WORD ON WMDS
Postscript: So We Didn't Find the WMDs. Big Deal!
A "BUNCH OF BULL": THE "IRRELEVANT" DEBATE OVER THE "16 LITTLE WORDS"
Revisionist History
THE VALERIE PLAME AFFAIR
TORTURE: THE NEW PARADIGM
Optional Reading: The Geneva Convention
Welcome to Guantánamo!
Postscript: Should Guantánamo Prison Be Shut Down?
The Case for Torture
Postscript: The President Calls the World to Action
The Comforts of Abu Ghraib
ALL HAIL THE VICEROY: JERRY BREMER AND THE CPA
Reconstruction, American-Style
Postscript: Money Players
Perspectives on Chaos
COMING REAL SOON NOW: THE NEW, DE-BA'ATHIFIED IRAQI SECURITY FORCES!
CONTRACTORS: "SKYDIVERS AND MOTORCYCLISTS"
"An Uptick in Local Engagements"
The Ambush in Fallujah: What Really Happened?
"Humane Democracy" in Nisour Square
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Postscript: The Cookie and Buzzy Show
A CIVIL WAR? NOT BLOODY LIKELY!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED REVISITED
VOLUME V: CLOSING THE RING: THE END GAME?
MEASURING THE IRAQ WAR IN "FRIEDMAN UNITS"TURNING POINTS
VIGILANCE, THE PRICE OF LIBERTY
Some Dare Call It Treason: America's Fifth Column
Fear Itself: The Bush Administration Reassures America
Things We Mustn't Do (So the Terrorists Won't Win)
Postscript: The Hunt for Osama bin Laden
VOLUME VI: TRIUMPH OR TRAGEDY? AMERICA LOOKS BACK AT FIVE YEARS OF CONFLICT
WHY WE FIGHTPLANTING THE SEEDS OF FREEDOM (THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS)
History's Judgment
"Resolve, Constancy and Unity of Purpose"
PROFILES IN COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM
RUMSFELD'S PERFORMANCE: THE DECIDER DECIDES
NOTHING FAILS LIKE SUCCESS!
WHO, ME?
THE NEW CRUSADERS
God Is on Our Side
Postscript: God Is on Their Side, Too
PAX AMERICANA
In Closing: A Message of Unity and Hope from President George W. Bush
EPILOGUE: FINALLY, AN EXPERT WHO WAS RIGHT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
INDEX
THE INSTITUTE OF EXPERTOLOGY
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
SPECIAL BONUS SECTION: A SNEAK PREVIEW OF OUR FORTHCOMING BOOK, THE EXPERTS SPEAK ABOUT IRAN
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Eugene, March 18, 2008 (view all comments by Eugene)
This book is a clever and comprehensive satire of the egregious prognostications made by the U.S. government, military, and media before, during, and after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It should be mentioned right off the bat that, unlike the hordes of "Bushisms" books and other anti-Bush administration literature, this is not just an irreverent or pithy crack at the neo-conservatives and predominantly right-wing pundits and politicians who supported our invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. Many liberal voices, including many writers for the New York Times and other publications, appear here as well. Every person quoted in this book is measured up to the facts on the ground both at home and in Iraq.
Not only is this book often startling and darkly humorous in its revelations, it is also an insightful portrait of the way the Bush administration's policies were fed to and digested by the media. If you like The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, or are a voracious reader of the political blogosphere, this book is an amazing encyclopedia of the lies that were spun (and spun) every six months to keep us at war for the past five years.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781416569930
- Subtitle:
- The Experts Speak
- Author:
- Illustrator:
- Grossman, Robert
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- General Political Science
- Subject:
- Quotations, English
- Subject:
- Military intelligence
- Edition Description:
- Trade paper
- Publication Date:
- March 2008
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- YES
- Pages:
- 273
- Dimensions:
- 9.16x6.10x.74 in. .93 lbs.
